Aunt Sharon's Banana Bread

Everyone is always looking for a good banana bread recipe and our family is no exception.  Just last month a bunch of us were having lunch with my Granny when my cousins were discussing who had a trustworthy concoction to use up old bananas.  I was not surprised when my cousin Kerri said that she had one of Aunt Sharon's, it was at that time I could picture myself sitting at the end of the table at the Hogan Farm on one of my summer visits savouring a piece of moist banana bread with butter softened from the heat of the afternoon.  Kerri sent of the recipe shortly there after and naturally I am sharing it with all of you!

Here's a tip from my cousin Amber, mash up your old bananas and measure them into 1 cup portions, throw them into ziplock bags for storage until you are ready to bake and voila .... premashed, premeasured and ready to go!

Ingredients
2-3 medium ripe bananas, mashed
1/2 cup of butter, softened
2 eggs
1/2 cup of buttermilk
splash of vanilla
2 cups of flour
1 tsp of soda
1/2 tsp of salt
1/2 cup of walnuts

Combine the wet ingredients
Add dry ingredients except the nuts and mix well until combined
Add walnuts if desired

Bake at 350 .....
Loaf Pan - 1 hour, 10 minutes
Mini Loaf Pan - 55 minutes
Large Bar Pan - 18 to 20 minutes

YUMMY!!!!  Enjoy!

Yorkshire Pudding ... Better known as Yorkies

No British Christmas dinner is complete without a mountain of Yorkshire Puddings to add to your plate and douse with gravy!  I had never made Yorkies before but contacted a high school friend who had posted about her mum's on facebook, I made them for the first time this past Thanksgiving and I will never have another turkey dinner without them!  I think it was what sealed the deal for Steve and I .... he asked me to marry him about a month before my yorkie success but I think it still scored me some brownie points! 
Share these with your family this holiday season, from the Switzer family to me and now from me to you!

Ingredients
1 cup of milk
1 cup of flour
2 eggs
1/4 tsp of salt

Preheat oven to 450
Mix salt and flour together
Add milk to form a smooth paste
Add eggs and beat for 2 minutes
Grease muffin pan with roast drippings and place in the oven and heat up until the pan is hot and starting to slightly smoke
Pour mixture into the muffin cups, approximately 1/2 inch deep
Place in oven and bake for 20-30 minutes, decreasing the heat as the baking is accomplished

Thanks Amy!!!